Judicial Review Handbook

(Hardback, 7th edition)

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"...an institution for those who practise public law...it has the authority that comes from being compiled by an author of singular distinction". (Lord Woolf, from the Foreword to the Fifth Edition) The new edition of this Handbook remains an indispensable source of reference and a guide to the case-law in judicial review. Established as an essential part of the library of any practitioner engaged in public law cases, if offers unrivalled coverage of administrative law, including, but not confined to, the work of the Administrative Court and its procedures. Once again completely revised and up-dated, the seventh edition approximates to a restatement of the law of judicial review, organised around 63 legal principles, each supported by a comprehensive presentation of the sources and an unequalled selection of reported case quotations. It also includes essential procedural rules, forms and guidance issued by the Administrative Court. As in the previous edition, both the Civil Procedure Rules and Human Rights Act 1998 feature prominently as major influences on the shaping of the case-law. Attention is also given to impact of the Supreme Court. Here Michael Fordham casts an experienced eye over the Court's work in the area of judicial review, and assesses the signs from a Court that will be one of the key influences in the development of judicial review in the modern era. The author, a leading member of the English public law bar, and now has been involved in many of the leading judicial review cases in recent years and is the founding editor of the Judicial Review journal.

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Written in clear and unpretentious prose, this book grapples with the complexities of the subject, whilst providing comprehensive coverage, clear exposition, and rich illustration from the case-law. Indeed, it is testament to the authority and well-deserved reputation of the book that it has been frequently cited by the higher courts By structuring this book around core constitutional principles, the Handbook brings order and coherence to a diverse range of topics within this complex branch of public law. In doing so, this book merits attention beyond the capacious confines of the Bar and Bench. It also warrants deeper engagement from those who study judicial review from the heady heights of the Ivory Tower. -- Aileen Kavanagh * Law Quarterly Review *
Previous editions of this Handbook have established such high standards that no endorsement is required from me. * Lord Woolf, House of Lords (from the foreword) *
This book has gone from strength to strength. As Lord Woolf, the former Master of the Rolls notes in his Foreword to the present edition, it continues to be an 'essential aid' to anyone engaged in public law litigation. The long list of decisions in which the book has been referred to reproduced at the beginning of the volume speaks volumes for its popularity. * Journal of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (review of the sixth edition) *

Author Bio

The Hon Sir Michael Fordham was for 25 years a leading public law barrister and KC at the Bar of England and Wales. He is now a High Court Judge.